Commentary: A Change for the Better

Melinda Manning December 03, 2024 1 min read

Melinda Manning
Inside Higher Ed

Excerpt: It’s incredibly gratifying when we can see those very changes that we once fought for—and never expected to be implemented. Almost 12 years ago, I was a college administrator who filed both Title IX and Clery Act complaints with the Department of Education against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the university that was both my employer and my beloved alma mater.

Over the years, UNC repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, even after being placed under federal monitoring and having to pay a hefty fine. I seriously doubted that their systems for conducting Title IX investigations would ever improve in any meaningful ways. I am happy to say that I was wrong.

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